Available Procedure. This will be the only procedure available to bargaining unit employees for the processing and disposition of grievances as defined in Section 2, above, except when the employee has a statutory right of choice between this procedure or a statutory appeal procedure, i.e., adverse actions resulting from unacceptable performance under 5 U.S.C. 4303 or misconduct under 5 U.S.C. 7512 or prohibited personnel practice under 5 U.S.C. 2302(b)(1). In those matters where the statutory choice exists, the employee exercises that choice for the grievance procedure when the grievance is submitted in writing to the designated management official or for the applicable statutory appeal procedure when submitted in writing to the appropriate official.
Available Procedure. This will be the only available procedure to bargaining unit employees for the processing and disposition of grievances as defined in Section 2 of this Article except when the employee has a statutory right of choice between this procedure or statutory appeal procedure. In those matters where the statutory choice exists, the employee exercises that choice for the grievance procedure when the grievance is submitted in writing to the designated Management official or for the applicable statutory appeal procedure when submitted in writing to the appropriate official or authority.
Available Procedure. This negotiated grievance procedure will be the only procedure available to bargaining unit employees or the Parties for the processing and disposition of grievances as defined in Section 2 of this Article and for the identification, in Section 5, of matters excluded from the process, except that However, an employees may choose a statutory appeal process or the negotiated grievance procedure but not both concerning matters for which a statutory choice of procedure exists. The Parties agree that a choice on any given matter is made when the grievance or appeal is formally filed in writing with the appropriate Management official for grievances and the appropriate authority for statutory appeals.
